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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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